Security News

The dark web: Where coronavirus fraud, profiteering, malware, and scams are discussed
2020-03-30 19:00

Just as law-abiding people have been discussing COVID-19, so too have criminals on the dark web. In a report published last week, Sixgill discussed the specific topics that the coronavirus has been generating on the dark web.

Thousands of Dark Web sites deleted in attack on free hosting service
2020-03-27 11:50

One of the most popular Dark Web hosting services, Daniel's Hosting, has been slaughtered. Daniel Wizen, the German software developer who runs DH, said that this time, the provider of free hosting services is kaput at least for the foreseeable future which he also said, more or less, last time, in September 2018, when hackers rubbed 6,500 sites off the Dark Web in one fell swoop.

Cybercriminals exploiting coronavirus outbreak with virus-themed sales on the dark web
2020-03-19 18:47

Malicious COVID-19 domains and special virus-themed sales on the dark web are two ways criminals are using the outbreak to ramp up business, said security provider Check Point. Two ways that bad actors are taking advantage of the crisis is through coronavirus domain names and sales on the dark web, as described in a blog post published Thursday by Check Point Security.

Sixgill Introduces Dark Web Data Feed Product
2020-03-18 15:47

Threat intelligence provider Sixgill has announced a new product that allows organizations to integrate a real-time, actionable dark web data feed into any security platform. The newly introduced Darkfeed contains a list of malicious indicators of compromise such as domains, file hashes, and IP addresses that have been extracted from the dark web.

Data of 10.6m MGM hotel guests posted for sale on Dark Web forum
2020-02-21 11:55

The personal data of 10,683,188 MGM hotel guests that leaked sometime in or before 2017 was posted for sale on the Dark Web this week, ZDNet reports. ZDNet called hotel guests whose details were included in the data dump and found that, while some of the phone numbers had been disconnected, many were still valid, as "The right person answered the phone."

The Hartford now protects customers from dark web exposures and malicious cyber attacks
2019-12-23 02:00

The Hartford has expanded the range of services designed to protect customers from the costly risk of cyber-attacks. The new additions to The Hartford Cyber Center include detection of digital...

Mixcloud user accounts up for sale on dark web
2019-12-03 11:47

A hacker is ransoming account data stolen from music streaming service Mixcloud, according to reports.

Meet Kilos, a New Search Engine for the Dark Web
2019-11-27 15:25

Kilos is a new dark web search engine that goes where Google doesn't. It was first announced by its developer on Reddit on November 15, 2019: "Introducing Kilos, a new search engine for the...

The Dark Web's Automobile Hacking Forums
2019-11-14 13:48

There are robust and detailed discussions in cybercriminal forums on how to attack modern vehicles, seeking clandestine methods to steal cars, says Etan Maor of IntSights. Luckily, hackers aren't...

21 Million Stolen Fortune 500 Credentials For Sale on Dark Web
2019-10-30 15:02

There have been many studies and investigations into the number of stolen credentials available on the dark web. However, a new report that was just released is a bit different: it focuses on...